You are a Runner, NOT a Jogger!

I am a runner as well, a slow runner but non the less, I ran my first 5K this weekend, I did it in 42 min.

Congrats on your first 5k!

Thanks for this! I've always called what I do more jogging than running because my activity-indused asthma keeps me at a slower pace, even with my inhaler. But I feel stupid calling it jogging because for my body, it feels like running. Great to hear that it really is running. :-D

As a new runner, I love this post. Thanks!

I'm so glad! I LOVE the run/walk! Love it! I try to convert everyone.

Thank you, OP.... I needed to see that! I'm not fast, but I can run a 5K. My son says it's too slow to consider it running, it's jogging. But to me- I was running!

thank you for this. Runners rock.

Saving to read later! Thanks!

that is wonderful!!!! i'm a runner!!!!! three words i never thought i'd say

I didn't get this feeling of being a runner until Saturday during my 5k. I was looking around at all the seasoned runners becoming nervous. I had the proper attire and looked like "a runner", but I felt like I was an intruder and simply playing dress up. My close friend who runs 3-5 miles every other day was getting pumped up for the race ahead of us and gave me some great advice, "it doesn't matter how quick you make it across the finish line, but that you simply finished. Roughly 70% of this nation would never have the determination to do what you are doing today. So turn up your jams and lets kill this!" It made me feel great. I took my place in the middle of the group while he took a place up front, and prepared my music and runkeeper app. I looked all around me and realized, finally I may have became apart of something great. The clock on the time starts and the bell rings. We all take off at our own paces and I prepare for my biggest accomplishment yet. I hit my first mile and I am under 3 minutes for my goal. I am ahead of where I want to be. I kept up my pace for the second mile and allowed myself a slow comfortable jog for the last bit. As I was making my way to the finish line becoming 92nd out of 300 runners, I had that feeling of I am finally a runner and apart of this close knit community. A community that not only runs for themselves and to stay fit, but a community that runs for others. This race was dedicated to the American Cancer Society. I want to thank them for not only looking for a cure for Cancer, but allowing me to be apart of this community and giving me the chance to show that I too, am an accomplished runner.

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It used to be jogger wasn't a derogatory term. It is true that in the last few years there does seem to be a bigger thing about being a runner. I like this post. I have been transitioning into seeing myself as a runner. I even have a blog about the day I was running in the middle of winter in an icy rain. As I got half way around the lake I passed another runner going in the opposite direction. He was the real runner. I was surprised when he said hi to me in a comraderie way. I realized he recognized me as a real runner. That cold winter morning he and I were among the very few out there running. Now could you tell MFP I am a runner. Everytime I log my run it says I was walking very briskly.

LOVE THIS!! I have been saying i was jogging because i didn't feel like 5-5.5mph was running, but I guess it is!! Thanks!!

I agree totally! The last race I did, I started off SO slow (to conserve my energy and I was weary of the pain I've been feeling in my shins) that I was keeping pace with power walkers for the first mile. But I never ONCE thought I was "just jogging." OWN YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS!

I needed to hear this. Thank you.

wow i so needed this. i run/walk in intervals.. and i never say im a runner because i feel like im not running the whole time, but i love this! really made my day!